Rating System

1 - don't waste valuable beer calories on me
2 - tasty, walter approves
3 - so good you should have it for breakfast

Monday, April 9, 2018

Coconut Porter

Stolen from a recipe of Northern Brewer, Koa Coconut Porter.

Grains:
     American 2 row pale malt         10  lbs
     Chocolate malt                              10 oz
     Caramel 40L                                   8 oz
     Black malt                                       6 oz

Hops:
     Challenger    9.6%                 1 oz 60 min
     Fuggle   4.9%                        1 oz 10 min
     East Kent Golding   5.3%     5 min

Other additions:
     Amber Candy Sugar   1 lb  added during boil for 10 min
     Shredded coconut roasted 300* until golden brown  to secondary

Yeast:
     Safale S-05

Brewed  April 9, 2018  OG 1.062
Transferred to secondary with 12 oz roasted coconut 4/16/18 1.012
Kegged May 3

1 comment:

Brewer Russ said...

I don't think the coconut added anything to the flavor.. The initial taste was bland but as the beer matured it improved considerably A rich, full bodied porter, with hints of chocolate.